Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Alberta Health Services

Red Deer

CAD 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Your Opportunity:

As a member of the Psychiatric Crisis Response Team you would be responsible for; Consultation & Assessment: Perform detailed assessments of patients with mental health and/or substance use disorders referred by physicians or other healthcare professionals. Assess mental status, risk factors, and addiction severity to inform treatment recommendations. Care Coordination: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, social workers, and other healthcare providers, to develop, implement, and monitor individualized care plans. Facilitate community connections to appropriate levels of care, such as detox programs, or outpatient services. Crisis Intervention: Provide immediate crisis intervention and stabilization for patients experiencing acute psychiatric episodes or substance use crises. Utilize de-escalation techniques and therapeutic communication to support patient safety and well-being. Patient Advocacy & Education: Advocate for patients and their families by promoting understanding of mental health and addiction issues. Educate staff and bring a psychological informed care approach to staff, patients, families, and caregivers on available resources, harm reduction, and relapse prevention strategies. Collaboration & Liaison: Serve as a key liaison between the medical and mental health teams, ensuring clear communication and coordinated care for patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric conditions. Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation of assessments, interventions, and care plans. Ensure compliance with Recovery Alberta policies, standards, and ethical guidelines. Program Development: Contribute to the development and improvement of mental health and addiction services by participating in quality improvement initiatives, and staff education.

Description:

As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), you will provide leadership through a wide variety of nursing services to patients (clients, residents) for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, mental health and preventing mental illness, injury and disability. You will teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and take necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care, while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

Recovery Alberta: Y
Classification: Registered Psych Nurse 2022.75
Union: United Nurses of Alberta
Unit and Program: Psychiatric Crisis Response Team
Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
FTE: 0.80
Posting End Date: 21-OCT-2024
Employee Class: Regular Part Time
Date Available: 31-OCT-2024
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 4
Shifts per cycle: 16
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $39.21
Maximum Salary: $51.46
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Psychiatric nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). PLEASE NOTE: This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee who holds a position within the unit, program, or office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 MT on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, under LOU #25. In the event that no Regular Employee from this workplace expresses their interest by the deadline, the vacancy shall be filled under the provisions of Article 14: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies. Please be advised this posting may be used to fill multiple identical vacancies arising as a result of the administration of the Trial of Modified Posting Provisions.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Experience; Must have 3-5 years' experience working in an acute mental health or inpatient psychiatric setting, experience working with clients experiencing psychiatric crisis, including mood disorders, psychosis and substance use disorders. Concurrent Capacity; must demonstrate the ability to work in a concurrent disorder framework, providing integrated mental health and addiction services. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while also collaborating in a small multidisciplinary team. Demonstrated commitment to trauma informed care and client centered approaches. Must have the ability to educate, delivering in-service training, and provide consultation to healthcare staff on topics related to mental health, addiction, and concurrent disorders. This position has been identified and is anticipated to transition to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you will transition to Recovery Alberta. In accordance with the transition letter of understanding with UNA, current employees under the UNA Collective Agreement who accept an employment offer, issued after July 1, 2024, will not have any rights under Article 15: Layoff and Recall.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in crisis intervention, de-escalation techniques and safety planning. Registered Nurse will also be considered. Non-violent Crisis intervention training.